Industrialization - Newsies, Matchstick

Where did breaker boys work?

• Tabaco Farms

• Steamships

• Railroads

• Coal Mines

How many hours a week did the typical breaker boy work?

• 10

• 20

• 40

• 60

How do you think the breaker boys got their nickname?

• Because they broke up pieces of coal

• Because they broke so many bones working

• Because they were always broke

• Because they worked the breaks on streetcars

Where did matchgirls work?

• In restaurants

• In matchstick factories

• As telephone operators

• In clothing stores

What dangerous chemical did matchgirls work with?

• Cyanide

• Nicotine

• Phosphorous

• Chlorine

True or False: Newsies were independent workers who ran their own businesses.

• True

• False

What job did Newsies do?

• Wrote news stories

• Interviewed politicians

• Carried messages around town

• Sold newspapers

• All Choices

What type of people became Newsies?

• Children

• Boys

• Poor kids

• Orphans

• All Choices

What was the name of the leader of the Newsies during their strike in 1899?

• Billy the Kid

• Orphan Annie

• Kid Blink

• King News